Batik, Handloom, Fabric and Local Apparel Products State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara has stopped a move by the private sector to import 6.5 million national flags from China in view of the forthcoming National Day celebrations in

South Korean Ambassador Woonjin Jeong met with Acting Inspector General of Police C.D.Wickramaratne and a delegation of the Sri Lanka Police on October 15.2020 at the Embassy in Colombo, and donated a consignment of re-usable fabri

The government is to launch a national water resources conservation project under the theme ‘Surakimu Ganga’ with the objective of conservation of all aquatic resources from contamination with the main focus being on 103 rivers in the

Acting Ambassador for China Hu Wei met with State Minister of Money and Capital Markets and State Enterprise Reforms

A stock of dry rations for individuals from 40 families undergoing self-quarantine in Kotmale , Hanguranketa and Walapan

Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila and Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Gopal Bagle, discussed bilateral issues of S

The current spread of COVID-19 could have been avoided had the authorities acted diligently, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan

Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Woonjin Jeong, said that many South Korean people are looking forward to visiting Sri La

The National Election Commission yesterday recognised five political parties including the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) as a

The balance of the ‘ITUKAMA’ COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund has surpassed Rs.1,659 million following dep

Excise Department’s Colombo District Office went into new premises yesterday, which was ceremoniously opened by its C

An all night reciting of the Rathana Suthra commenced at Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple last evening seeking divine inter

Pussella Ayurvedic hospital of the Sabaragamuwa Province’s Department of Ayurveda has developed an antidote that could be

Around thirty per cent of cancers are preventable and it is the second leading cause of death in Sri Lanka and worldwi

Villagers from Habarana have been trying to save a sickly baby elephant lying on the Namalpura tank bed in Palugaswewa.

The Yahapalana Government was like a mismatched marriage and dealing with former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was like dealing with a ‘political devil’, former President Maithripala Sirisena said giving evidence to the PCoI p

Wijayananda Herath and Anuradha Herath have been appointed as new Director Generals of the Prime Minister’s Office, the Prime Minister’s Media Division said yesterday. Prime Minist

Prior warnings given by former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe months ago that a second wave of COVID- 19 might hit

A large number of commercial establishments remained under the controversial finance company, Edirisinghe Trust Investm

A gale force wind that hit the Nawalapitiya area in the early last morning had caused extensive damage to several estate lin

India attaches ‘very high priority’ to further strengthening bilateral relations with Sri Lanka in all spheres, Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay told Minister of Water Supply Vasudeva Nanayakkara when he called on Minister

State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Affairs Rear Admiral (Rtd.) Dr. Sarath Weerasekera, yesterday pledged to set up a Local Authority System that provides effective and efficient service to the public. The Minister sai

Vedda leader Wanaspathi Uruvarigelage Vannila Ettho has requested all visitors to Dambana to strictly adhere to the health guidelines. He said he considered it his responsibility to protect his community from the CORONA pandemic. He said every

The Ministry of Highways is looking towards ways and means to expedite the supply of aggregate and gravel needed for road development through faster approvals from the relevant institutions, Ministry of Highways said yesterday. Ministr

A woman was stabbed to death by her husband at Kekillapitiya junction in the Pannala police area last morning. The 39 year o

A group of 114 Police Chief Inspectors (CIs), claiming to have been deprived of due promotions for 15 years, have written to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, requesting immediate promotions. In a letter, t

Following the agreements signed during the visit of the Chinese diplomatic delegation led by Mr.Yang Jiechi to Sri Lanka, the People’s Republic of China will award 600 million yuan (Rs.16.5 billion) to Sri Lanka, the Chinese Embassy

Five suspects including four women and another individual were taken into custody by Mount Lavinia Police during a raid on a bro

The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) yesterday warned Sri Lankans seeking jobs in Poland and advise